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Europe Cannabis News Portuguese Parliament Debating Cannabis Legalization Just last Thursday, members of the Portuguese parliament were debating two measures that would legalize cannabis. Two separate bills are being discussed; one from the Left Block and another from the People-Animals-Nature (PAN) party. The measures have some slight differences but in…

European Cannabis News Germany Postpones Launch Of MMJ Another delay faces Germany’s medical marijuana patients, as opposing lawmakers have criticized the government for “deliberate obstruction” of local cannabis laws, reports Funke Mediengruppe. Although medical cannabis has been legal since March 2017, the Federal Ministry of Health has continued delays in…

Europe Cannabis News Luxembourg Becomes First Country In EU To Legalize Recreational Cannabis Luxembourg’s incoming government has just announced that recreational cannabis is going to be legalized. This makes Luxembourg the very first country in Europe to do so. A handful of countries in the continent already legalize it for…

Europe Cannabis News – Why Europe is a Pot of Gold Greece Grants First 2 Cannabis Licenses On Monday this week, Greece saw a milestone move for the local cannabis industry with the first license being granted to a private cannabis producer, as part of the country’s efforts to boost…

European Marijuana News Cannabis On Prescription Will Soon Be Available In UK Within the next few weeks, UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid may be announcing that certain physicians will be allowed to prescribe cannabis products for patients of qualifying conditions, following the approval of cannabis for rescheduling in Parliament. Prior…

Europe Cannabis News Hungarian Bioengineering Firm Making Yeast-Derived Cannabinoids Yeast-derived cannabinoids seem to be a new trend, and Europe is catching up. Intrexon Corporation, a Hungarian bioengineering firm, just announced that it made progress in its project to extract cannabinoids from yeast. The Budapest-based company uses a synthetic biology approach…

European Cannabis News Update Danish Pot Firm Becomes First European IPO StenoCare, a Danish cannabis company, is getting ready to list shares in the Copenhagen stock exchange by next month, making them the very first European company to launch an IPO. The company is expected to benefit from an uptick in…

Europe Marijuana News Italy: Hemp Saves Farmers Solve National Wheat Crisis A report from The Guardian details how hemp has helped Italian farmers solve the problem brought about by the national wheat crisis, caused by cheap international imports, low wheat prices, and soil erosion. In Italy, hemp cultivation has been legal…

Europe Cannabis News Switzerland Teams Up With Israel To Create Better Medicinal Cannabis A Swiss cannabis company, Pure Cannabis Research AG, has teamed up with Israel-based NRGene, a gene sequencing firm, in order to create improved strains of cannabis for patients. In a press release revealed last week, the collaboration…

Europe Cannabis News MMJ May Be Available In The UK Within 2 Weeks The British government is preparing for the legalization of emergency medical cannabis use within the next two weeks. Sick kids and adults in England who are suffering from conditions that cannabis-based therapies could treat are struggling with…

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